Funding for contracted victim services is provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Program, the Connecticut General Fund, and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.

Other resources that may be helpful include:

Child Abuse [+] (Click to expand or collapse)

Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Statewide 24 hour toll-free Careline: 1-800-842-2288The DCF Careline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to receive and process reports of alleged child abuse and neglect.

Civil Legal Help for People with Low Income [+]

Statewide Legal Services (CTLawHelp.org)
(CCADV)
Statewide toll-free referral line: 1-800-453-3320CTLawHelp.org is a network of not-for-profit legal aid agencies that help people, who have very low income with civil legal problems. Services include legal advice, advocacy, and information on housing issues, disability, employment, and health benefits, immigration, family matters, and legal issues for domestic violence victims, the elderly and juveniles.
Services are free. Eligibility depends on your income, family size, assets, and the legal issue. The network does not provide legal help for criminal cases.
If you are an undocumented person seeking help for yourself or your family, please call the legal services agency below that is closest to where you live.
Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. CLS
Connecticut residents with low income who live anywhere in the state of Connecticut, except for the Greater Hartford and Greater New Haven areas:
Bridgeport office: 800-809-4434 or 203-336-3851
New Britain office: 800-233-7619 or 860-225-8678
New London office: 800-413-7798 or 860-447-0323
Stamford office: 800-541-8909 or 203-348-9216
Waterbury office: 800-413-7797 or 203-756-8074
Willimantic office: 800-413-7796 or 860-456-1761

Greater Hartford Legal Aid(GHLA)
Connecticut residents with low income who live in the Greater Hartford area:
Office: 860-541-5000

Connecticut Sex Offender RegistryYou may search for information on a published registered sex offender, including offenders living near your
home, work, or school. The information provided on a sex offender
includes a physical description with photo, address, criminal offense, and
if they are non-compliant with the Sex Offender Registry requirements.
You may also register on this Website for e-mail alerts when a published
registered sex offender registers within 1 mile of the address you provided.

Survivors of Homicide (SOH)
Office: 860-257-7388SOH provides support and advocacy for surviving family members and friends of homicide victims.

Victim Notification [+]

Connecticut Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (CT SAVIN)
24 hour Services: 1-877-846-3428CT SAVIN is a confidential service that gives crime victims and
the public information about an offender’s upcoming court case, changes in an
inmate’s status, and when a court order of protection is issued, changed, or
ends. Notifications are provided in English, Polish, Portuguese, and
Spanish.

Department of Correction, Victim Services Unit (DOC)
Accused Status Notification Program and Post-Conviction Notification Program
Statewide toll-free: 1-888-869-7057The DOC Victim Services Unit has 2 notification programs: the Accused Status
Notification Program, which provides notification on changes in the status
on a pre-sentenced inmate (accused), and the Post-Conviction Notification
Program, which provides notification when an inmate is released, escapes, or
is scheduled for a sentence review, modification and/or parole hearings.

Office of Victim Services (OVS), Post-Conviction Notification Program
Helpline: 1-800-822-8428The OVS Post-Conviction Notification Program provides notification when an inmate is
released, escapes, or is scheduled for a sentence review, modification
and/or parole hearings.

Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB)
Office: 860-566-1441Crime victims, their survivors or representatives may receive notification when a
defendant found not guilty by lack of capacity because of mental disease or defect (acquittee) is scheduled
for a hearing, escapes, or is released.

Victim Rights and Services Complaints [+]

Office of the Victim Advocate (OVA)
Statewide toll-free: 1-888-771-3126The OVA advocates for victims who believe their constitutional rights were
violated and/or have complaints about the service received from a state or
non-profit agency.